BPA, Bisphenol A, one of the ingredients in plastic products has been added into plastic since the 1950s. It’s in countless consumer products “including baby bottles, sippy cups, food containers, dishware, appliances, electronics, shatterproof lenses and sports gear. BPA also makes the epoxy resins that line most food and beverage cans and jar lids. BPA has numerous additional applications, including dental sealants. It is so widely used that scientists consider exposure ubiquitous and continuous.”
It has been said by many research scientists that it is dangerous and should not be put into products, especially for babies and pregnant women. Finally, a research study has shown that it is present is 75% of newborns’ umbilical cord blood and infants being treated in just one hospital.
So why is it bad? BPA is an endocrine disruptor and it has been shown to interfere with hormones that regulate reproduction, development, metabolism and behavior. EXCUSE ME: Is there anything else left??
There has been tons of studies, but our FDA doesn’t want to go too quickly to take something off the market – especially when it will HURT CORPORATIONS!! Forget about its effect on PEOPLE.
My thought is: since this chemical collects in our fat cells, perhaps is one of the reason that Americans are having been getting fatter and fatter and having so much trouble controlling their weight?! No one is talking about that now! But my advice: don’t use plastic products. Don’t put your food in these containers to store it: Don’t COOK in any of it. GET RID OF IT!!
And you’ll be thrilled to hear- you can’t throw it “away” because it’s going into the landfill where over time it will photodegrade and get into our water system, soil and back into the guts of every living thing. But for now you can protect your family and friends by using safe products: Stainless steel water bottles, (or ceramic), glass for storing your foods.
Plastic is a continuing monster of a problem. Using Reusable Sustainable BAGS are just one way that you can help. When people take less plastic, buy less plastic, eventually the corporations will realize they’re not making money on the product and stop producing so much.
Consider using our Trellis Earth bioplastics – made from CORN – not frankenstein chemicals. You can check out the website, and we will order any products you’d like to use, and discount them for you. The more you buy, the deeper the discount.
But for now, Just say “NO” to plastics!